Getrude Nkomo, Lean Six Sigma Practitioner / Lead Auditor / Quality and Compliance

About

Experienced quality engineer, Lean Six Sigma black belt, lead auditor specialising in quality management systems and energy management. Passionate about empowering teams to make data driven decisions, demonstrated in the automotive industry and sustainable energy systems development industries.

Experience

Ceres Power

Apr 2022 – Present

Horsham

Quality Engineer

Identified business objectives, reduced 28 hours per week of data processing for the quality department by automating data mining with macros written in VBA and hosting a 2-hour statistics training course. • Founded the Quality Academy, 6 hours of workshops, online central training platform of videos and reading materials teaching quality principles with quarterly workshops based on department needs. • Conduct external audits with new and existing suppliers, process evaluations to ensure capability to technical specifications and design requirements. • Internal audits for ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems requirements to help the business gain accreditation against the standard. • Monitoring processes capability, problem resolution with 8D, DMAIC for sustainable improvements. • Data driven decision making, reviewed large (>100,000) datasets of mixed quality to create platform agnostic design limits. • Customer liaison, Design Rationale owner acting on behalf of the business collaborating with business partners to implement design limits using the New Product Introduction (NPI) process.

Johnson Matthey

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022

Royston

Emissions Control Quality Engineer

As part of JM Poland SCAT Lab Commissioning Team, in 3 months, I trained 4 engineers, 6 technicians and 1 lab supervisor on data processing for statistical process control. • Created 10 hours of training materials and methodologies for data analysis, product performance tracking, bias studies across multiple testing sites, capability analysis and process control management. • Authored, implemented, obtained customer approval for a New Test Introduction Policy that reduced New Product Introduction lead time by an average of 3 months, using process assessment tools and critical path analysis. • Initiated a project to define the MSA policy for Global functional testing to ensure IATF16949 compliance and continual improvement within labs. Coached affected sites on tracking process capability, creating relevant KPIs and how to build customer confidence in the measurement system. • Lead test development and transfer projects across 5 international manufacturing sites enabling faster quality release for millions of catalysts reducing working capital by >£1M • Deployed a Data Sharing Policy at Global SCAT level in compliance with business requirements and international data protection guidelines. • Facilitating root cause analysis failing products from manufacture using 5 Whys, Fish Bone Diagrams, FMEA etc. to eliminate risk of supply chain delays

Johnson Matthey

Sep 2018 – Apr 2021

Royston

Continuous Improvement Engineer

Designed a Quality Management System for Application Centres across the Battery Materials sector. Coached department leaders through process mapping, policy deployment, defining methods for monitoring and reporting quality related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). • Coordinate the capturing of Intellectual property and processes in preparation for a business sale. • Coached teams of 8 – 20 quality leaders over 4 months designing a suitable Quality Management System in preparation for the sale of the Battery Materials Application Centres. • Led a team of 12 through the DMAIC approach to optimize their processes. • Coached laboratory and production managers through process mapping exercises and identifying opportunities for improvement. • Prioritized new policy deployments and projects addressing non-conformances observed during audits. • Initiated management of change projects supporting scale-up for new product introduction.

Education

University of Bradford

Sep 2014 – Sep 2018

Meng Mechanical Engineering (1st class), Mechanical Engineering

Getrude Nkomo

Lean Six Sigma Practitioner / Lead Auditor / Quality and Compliance

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